Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Grand View's yield is 8 pts higher than St. Mary's's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Grand View has 6 pts more Pell recipients than St. Mary's (45% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    St. Mary's grads earn $4.1K more ten years out than Grand View's ($56,955 vs. $52,824)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    St. Mary's is a bit larger (1,951 vs. 1,486)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Grand View is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.64)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    St. Mary's has 3 pts more first-gen students than Grand View (39% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

St. Mary's admits 98%, Grand View 99%; Grand View's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Grand View99%
St. Mary's98%
Quad's selectivity
  • Grand ViewOpen
  • St. Mary'sOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Grand ViewTest-blind
St. Mary's
900–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grand ViewGPA required
  • St. Mary'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St. Mary's is a bit larger than Grand View (1,951 vs. 1,486 undergrads); Grand View has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grand View1.5K
St. Mary's2K
Pell Grant share
Grand View45%
St. Mary's39%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Grand View, and Business Administration and Management at St. Mary's.

Students per faculty member
Grand View12 to 1
St. Mary's11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grand ViewRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • St. Mary'sBusiness Administration and Management, General9%

What each costs

Grand View and St. Mary's cost about the same a year on average; St. Mary's's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Grand View$25.5K
St. Mary's$25K
Aid generosity
Grand View51%
St. Mary's52%

What each pays off

St. Mary's's former students earn more, a median $57K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grand View$52.8K
St. Mary's$57K
Graduation rate
Grand View60%
St. Mary's58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; St. Mary's got less selective while Grand View held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grand ViewGrowing+85%
  • St. Mary'sGrowing+10%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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